Water Law and Policy Governance Without Frontiers

Dr Elli Louka

Provides an overall understanding of the development and evolution of water policy and management in the European Union

Describes institutional development, norms and guiding principles, implementation strategies, and public participation mechanisms at the local level, EU level, and globally

Explains how the development of regional water management institutions could avert a water crisis

Water Law and Policy Governance Without Frontiers

Dr Elli Louka

Description

Water Law and Policy examines water management in Europe, and the difficulties and policy dilemmas involved in creating integrated water management institutions. This is the only overall assessment of the development and evolution of European Water Law and Policy. The book is unique in that it concentrates on institutional development, norms and guiding principles, implementation strategies, and public participation mechanisms at the local level, EU level, and globally.

Water is one of the most mismanaged natural resources. Failed water management policies and fragmented water management institutions can have catastrophic results, including both flooding and water scarcity. Dr. Elli Louka's book provides insights that can guide water development
policies across national borders. It is a must-read for policymakers, water managers, and students who need to understand national and transnational water management.

Water Law and Policy Governance Without Frontiers

Dr Elli Louka

Table of Contents

IntroductionPart One: The Making of Water PolicyChapter 1: Water GovernanceChapter 2: Principles of Water ManagementChapter 3: The Making of the European UnionChapter 4: Water Management in the European UnionChapter 5: Implementing Water ManagementChapter 6: Coordination Policies and PoliticsPart Two: National Institutions for Water ManagementChapter 7: Designing Effective OrganizationsChapter 8: Centralization/Decentralization DilemmasChapter 9: How to Predict Success in Water ManagementChapter 10: Models of Water PolicyChapter 11: Case StudiesPart Three: Expressions of DemocracyChapter 12: Information as the Foundation of the Democratic StateChapter 13: Towards Effective Rules in Water
Management? The Participation of the PublicChapter 14: Public Participation and Strengthening of the Democratic StateChapter 15: Case StudiesPart Four: International Institutions for Water ManagementChapter 16: Instruments for Transboundary Water ManagementChapter 17: Nineteen Countries-One River: Trade-offs in the Management of the Danube RiverChapter 18: Institutional Congestion in the Management of Rhine RiverChapter 19: Institution-Building in the Scheldt and Meuse RiversChapter 20: The Future of the Elbe River RegimeChapter 21: Tepid Institutional Development in southeast EuropePart Five: International Governance MechanismsChapter 22: Participation of Stakeholders in International Water CommissionsChapter 23: International
Water Authorities and the Role of SecretariatsPart Six: Anticipating the FutureChapter 24: Sketches from National and Transnational ExperienceChapter 25: Towards a Future Water PolicyIndex

Water Law and Policy Governance Without Frontiers

Dr Elli Louka

Author Information

Dr. Elli Louka is the founder of Alphabetics Development and Investment, a company devoted to environment and development. Louka was a senior fellow at the Orville H. Schell Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School and a Ford Foundation Fellow at New York University School of Law. This book is an outgrowth of the Marie Curie Fellowship provided by the European Commission of the European Union. Louka is the author of multiple publications in international environmental law including the latest 'International Environmental Law: Fairness, Effectiveness and World Order' (2006).

Water Law and Policy Governance Without Frontiers

Dr Elli Louka

Reviews and Awards

"The great wealth of discussion of the history, responsibilities, problems, stakeholder issues, and basin commission success in meeting with the WFD is the strength of this book. I plan to keep this book as a reference and recommend it to people who serve on, study, oversee, or deal with river basin commissions."
--David E Agathe, Tucson AZ, Journal of The American Water Resources Association